CyberAI Scholarship for Service

The Old Dominion University School of Cybersecurity received funding from the National Science Foundation’s CyberAICorps Scholarship for Service (CyberAI SFS program to support students with the opportunity to receive 2-3 years of scholarship. The scholarship recipients must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and agree to work for a government organization for the same number of years for which they received scholarship support.

The CyberAI SFS program supports an educational interdisciplinary curriculum that relies on a number of high-quality courses in cybersecurity and AI, hands-on experience both at ODU and during summer internships at government organizations, participation in research projects supervised by CyberAI faculty, participation in extracurricular activities including competitions and outreach activities to prepare students for a variety of professions in CyberAI field. In addition to fulfilling required coursework, this program places a strong emphasis on experiential learning opportunities, research projects, and leadership development through teamwork depending on the student's preparation and aspiration.

The CyberAI SFS program is open to:

The CyberAI SFS recipients will receive:

*Note that funding from the CyberAI SFS program replaces any state or Old Dominion University institutional scholarships or financial aid where a student's total cost of attendance is surpassed.

To be considered for the CyberAI LeADERS program, students must be:

CyberAI SFS Scholars must:

* Students who withdraw or fail to meet their obligations to the CyberAI SFS program will be required to repay the amount they received by their scholarship to an educational loan.

The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Scholarship for Service Program website includes additional details and information for future and current students.

Complete the application found at CyberAI SFS Application

Students who are considered juniors (third-year) can start receiving the scholarship if selected.

Up to three years of scholarship support can be provided, depending on your current academic level.

Be an ODU student studying Cybersecurity in one of the programs below.

The government uses the SF-86 form to conduct background checks for national security positions.

If you do not graduate with a degree in cybersecurity and work for the federal government for the required amount of time, you will need to repay all funds received in the scholarship award.

You should not apply for the CyberAI SFS program if you are not committed to working for the federal government.

Here is a list of qualifying Federal Executive & Non-Executive Agencies .

To be considered for the CyberAI LeADERS program, students must be:

CyberAI SFS Scholars must:

* Students who withdraw or fail to meet their obligations to the CyberAI SFS program will be required to repay the amount they received by their scholarship to an educational loan.

The Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Scholarship for Service Program website includes additional details and information for future and current students.

Complete the application found at CyberAI SFS Application

Students who are considered juniors (third-year) can start receiving the scholarship if selected.

Up to three years of scholarship support can be provided, depending on your current academic level.

Be an ODU student studying Cybersecurity in one of the programs below.

The government uses the SF-86 form to conduct background checks for national security positions.

If you do not graduate with a degree in cybersecurity and work for the federal government for the required amount of time, you will need to repay all funds received in the scholarship award.

You should not apply for the CyberAI SFS program if you are not committed to working for the federal government.

Here is a list of qualifying Federal Executive & Non-Executive Agencies .

The 2026-2027 application opens on June 15, 2026, and closes on July 15, 2026

Apply for the CyberAI SFS Program